Unions pile on pressure with pay demand

Gardaí are scheduled to discuss the Labour Court proposal today but mixed opinions among the force has raised doubts about it being accepted, with a strike still planned for Friday.
Industrial action by teachers will force the indefinite closure of over 400 secondary schools from today, with weekend talks failing to find a breakthrough and the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) refusing to lift its ban on members doing supervision and substitution work.